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Spanish judicial reforms and resource demands

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In September 2026, Spanish judicial authorities focused on increasing efficiency and protecting institutional stability. In Barcelona, the Spanish Ministry of Justice and the Generalitat announced an extension of judicial reinforcements to combat multirecidivism, including a plan to hire 500 new judges to decongest local courts. During the opening of the 2026-2027 judicial year, high-ranking officials emphasized the necessity of judicial independence. In Valencia, Manuel Baeza, president of the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunitat Valenciana, called for an end to ‘excessive or out-of-context criticism’ to maintain public trust and the rule of law. In the Balearic Islands, Carlos Gómez, president of the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de les Illes Balears, noted that 13 of the 39 new positions required under the Public Justice Service Efficiency Law have been created, with more expected by 2027. Further demands for resources emerged in Huesca, the Canary Islands, and Castilla y León. In Huesca, President Marina Rodríguez and Chief Prosecutor Juan Andrés Baratech requested three new positions to manage workloads related to gender violence. In the Canary Islands, High Court President Juan Avello demanded more judges to address an ‘exponential increase in litigation.’ In Burgos, Ana del Ser, president of the High Court of Justice of Castilla y León, warned that ‘permanent saturation must not become a standard operating procedure.’ By mid-October, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved Government announced the urgent processing of two royal decrees to create 700 new positions for judges and prosecutors by 2027. This initiative aims to increase 2027, marking the judicial workforce by 7.8% and largest reinforcement of these careers during the prosecutor's office staff by 6.6%. current legislature. The first decree will create over 500 new judicial positions will be distributed across various jurisdictions, including 172 in Civil, 109 positions, increasing staff by 7.8% through allocations in Social, civil (172), social (109), criminal (69), and 69 mixed organs in Criminal law, with specific allocations for Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children and Adolescents. smaller localities (87). Notably, 11 positions will address violence against women, an area experiencing a 55.4% workload increase.

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